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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
on the 9TH resulted in the election of
the Citizens judicial ticket.


OLIVE HITCRINGs, who recently com.
mItted suicide In q disreputable house
at jackson, Mich, formerly lived in
Milwaukee. She had been somewhat
deranged, and this fact is attributed
as the cause for her suicide and also
| tor her presence IN such resort. The
| family was once in well-to do circum-
stances, and she was to inherit So
600 LETT by her uncle in the hands ci
Congressman Townsend, of New York.
The supervisors of Oneida county
have appointed commissioners to es-
innate the standing pine, give true
description of all lands, whether hard
wood, swamp or otherwise. This is
for the purpose of assessment so as to
levy an equal tax on each 40 accord
ing to its value, and the amount OF
tax to be paid will be established by
competent persons by actual view as
the lawrequires.
CAPITALISTS from La Crosse and st.
Paul have been in Prairie du Chen the
past week seeking to buy property
there
JAMES JARVIS had g. hand chrushed
while coupling cars at La Crosse.
A LA CROSSE syndicate invests
$500, 900 in lands at Sault Ste. Marie.
CONTRACTS have been awarded for
the new Batavian Bank building, to
be built at La Crosse.
A MAN giving his name as j. l. Casey
is securing agents in La Crosse County
for patent barn-latch. The agree
ment which the agent signs is by q
clip OF the shears made into a. promis-
sorry note. Casey was arrested at
Bangor, but on returning the agree
ments he had secured, was released.
JOHN MEYER, an aged woodsawyer,
was found dead in his bed at SGT Mar
ket Street, Milwaukee, on the 4th.
Asthma was the cause of his death
The City Hotel, at Racine, has been
sold for $1,000.
MANDAMUs proceedings will be COM
menced against the Racine County
board OF supervisors, asking them to
show cause why they did not appro-
pirate money for the building of g.
bird ge across Fox River in the town
OF Rochester, as the law provides.
The sum OF $4,000 has been
pledged toward the amount required
TO build an Opera House at Racine.
The earnings of the st. Paul road
for the last week in March were $780,
600, an increase of 100000 over the
same week last year.
The ferry-boat Warsaw is now MAX
ing regular trips at La Crosse.
The Madison Turnverein's banner,
valued at $500, has been stolen.
BARBER-sHoPs in Washburn will
hereafter be closed on Sundays.
MRS. j. M. WHEELER, of La Crosse,
was thrown from a carriage and seri.
ously injured.
A MRS. GoRT, OF Eau Claire, was
fatally injured by being struck by q
passenger train
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
HOPE FOR THE EAGLE.
Possibility that the st. j ohns SeaIin,
Steamer Is Not Lost.

Possibility that the st. j ohns Sealing
Steamer Is Not Lost.
ST. JOHNS, N. f., April 6.-The
steamer Hector has arrived here with
1000 seals. She did not see anything
of the steamer Eagle. It was said
that the Hector passed through lot
of wreck stuff but this is not true and
people in ST. Johns are beginning to
hope that the Eagle may after all be
safe. The Hector reports the Van
guard with 5000 seals; the Neptune
with 1000 seals; the Ranger with s.
600, and the Arctic and Esquimaux
with 5000 each. The Nimrod is re-
ported as having passed Tile Cove full,
yesterday. If SO she will get in to-day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
CABLE LITIGATION.

A French Company Secures an Injunction
New YORK, AT April e.@The Company
Franchise du Telegraphe de Paris. OF
New York, through it's counsel, R. G..
Ingersoll, has obtained an Injunction
from Judge Donohue, in supreme
court chambers, restraining the Direct
United States Gable Company (imit-
ed) from using the blanks of theformer
company, transacting business intend
ed for it, or holding itself out to the pub
lie and advertising itself as doing the
business of the French company, and
further injunction restraining the
Western Union Telegraph Company
from transacting any business in
tended for the French company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

FIRED A BLANK SHOT.

A Canadian Cruiser Fails to Bring Yam
kee Fisherman to Time.
ST. JOHN, N. B., April News has
reached here that the fishery cruiser
Vigilant, when sailing out of Beaver
harbor few days ago, sighted an
American fishing vessel within the
three. mile limit and evidently after
bait. The Vigilant gave chase and
gained on the Yankee" who refused
to heave-to, even when blank shot
was fired. The chase was continued,
but the American vessel soon gained
the line and was safe. This is the
first gun fired this season by Cana
dian cruiser.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
A Boys Trick on the Stage.

From the New York Tribune
Richard Mansfield has perhaps
gained much of his reputation as an
actor from his careful attention to de-
tail. For instance, Mr. Mansfield is
man not above the medium height,
and yet it has frequently been re-
marked by those who have never seen
him off the stage, that "Prince Karl"
must be quite tall. ST am glad to
hear that" said he the other day,
when an observation of this nature
was repeated to him, ''for try to act
tall. What do mean? I'll tell YOU
Haven't you noticed that tall men
carry themselves in an entirely differ
ent manner from short men? Well, it is
so, I can assureyou. There are tricks
of gesture, etc., common to all men
above the ordinary height, and others
common to those below it. An actor,
If he is observant, can easily copy
these, and I maintain that one can
act tall, or Short OF Stout or
SLIM just as easily as one can mimic
Frenchman or q German when play
ing character part"
Mr.. Mansfeld's interlocutor praised
his skill in the limitations which he in
PRODUCES into "Prince Karl" ooh,
any one can do those" said Mansfield;
81 only wonder when / hear people
praise them. They are not acting,
but only mimicry, and there is long
stretch OF country between the two.
l remember as g. boy I used to do the
vioIonceilo business and was roundly
scolded by my mother. | think | did
it then much better than I do now,
but she would get very angry and tell
me not to be so foolish" AfterwSrd
the talk turned on acting proper and
Mansfield spoke of the effect to be
gained with an audience by the sim
plest of means.
keep a serious face, gain the atGen-
ton Of your audience" said he; "never
let them think you see the joke your
self and you are all right. It is the
conscious smirk that ruins many a
comedy point. | remember once in
my early days on the stage I consid-
cred myself sighted, as youngsters will,
and oldsters too, for that matter, by
being cast in O. trifing part.
81 determined, rather meanly, there
fore, to take the scene from two come
dams, one O. whom had part |
thought I should have been cast for
was on the stage with them but had
not q word to say through long
scene. Accordingly l took a big pin
and so fixed it that it was clearly seen
by the audience, who also saw that
when sat down | should be impalep.
First one caught on and then another,
till finally q litter ran through the
house. The comedians worked away
wondering why the audience had tit
tered in the wrong place. / walked
about apparently unconscious of my
danger. The litter grew into smoker
and then died into breathless silence.
The question evidently was will he
sit DOWN. Every movement was
watched and the comedians bravely
worked on for the laugh that never
came. Their scene had just ended and
l was just sitting down with every
soul in the audience breathlessly
watching me when quietly but with
marked elaboration extracted the pin
and sat down amid roar of laughter
| just too Late for the comedians to mag
ineit was due to them. They couldn't
understand it, bnt I did and so did
the manager, who was in 'front.' I got
| two Waaka, U0tico
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

The Proprietor of q Maryland Bookstore
Shoots q Robber.

The Proprietor of Maryland Bookstore
Shoots q RObber.
HAGERsrowN, Md, April 6.-Hayes'
bookstore in this city has been robbed
several times lately and the proprietor
kept watch. Last night between Il and
IL O'Clock he saw man he recognized
coming into his store from the Globe
printing Office. The thief went to the
money drawer and then took it's con.
tents. Mr.. Hayes then came out from
his hiding place and called to the thief
to hold up his hands. Instead OF
doing go, the lstter drew revolver
and both fred simultaneously, the
thief being killed. The dead man has
been an attache of the Globe Office for
several years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
Finger Nails Four Inches Long.
From the San Francisco Alta.

An Albuquerque New Mexico) ed
itor, who expected q gang of lynchers
to come for him about the middle OF
the night, took himself to the cellar,
leaving pet grizzly bear in his place
in bed. The lynchers did not bring
any light, but made plucky attempt
to get the bear out and lynch it, but
gave up after three of them had lost
an eye apiece, two Of them had suf-
fered the loss of thumbs chewed off,
and the other six were more or less
deprived of skin. The man now has a
great reputation as fighter, and the
bear did not mind the work one bit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

pastor, fine writer-in short, 81 per-
feet minister. They chad formerly
given $3.50 per annum, but now, if
they could get such man as thew
wanted they could raise it to $4OO."
The doctor answered by telling them
to send to heaven for DR.. Dwight.
'He was the only such man he ever
knew; and, as he had been living good
while on spiritual food, he might pos
sibly live on $4,000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
Pride Strengthened His Nose
From the Tahlequah Advocate.

One of Bob Williams little boys,
while playing ball at the schoolhouse
the other day, was accidentally struck
on the nose with bat, breaking the
bone. DR.. Blake was called in, but
the boy would not consent for the
doctor to perform the operation un-
til he got the lookingglass and showed
the boy the shape in which the nose
would grow back unless it was attend
ed to. He then consented and is now
doing well.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
PLOT AGAINST A WOMAN.

The Woman Supposed to Have Been Lost
In the Tiffn Railway Disaster the Vic
tim of Conspiracy-Enticed from
Home and Robbed--Why Mrs. Watson
Was Thought To Be the Woman MUIR
dered at Railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.

Four Men Killed and Three Injured in q
Virginia Town.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, April g.
The boiler ia William Morris saw-mill,
near Harresville, in Ritsh County ex-
ploded yesterday, killing J. Scott, T..
Lindsay, g. N. Williamson and one
unknown man and injured three nth
ers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

MRS. @. A. TULLIs, q grandniece OF
Daniel Boone, died in Litchfeld, ILL.,,
recently. Before her marriage she
was Cynthia A. Boone, and she was
born in Kentucky in 1895.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

THE very heavy canes which the
young men are now carrying accounts
for so many of them being round
shouldered in the brain.-Philadelphia
Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
A Perfect Man for $500.
From the Chicago Living Church

From the Chicago Living Church.
Wher DR.. Rice was at the head of
the theological seminary in Prince
one of the out-parishes of
Virginia sent to him for q minister.
They, as usual in such cases, wanted
@ scholar, a gentleman, an orator, q
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

EDISON is rapidly recuperating at his
Florida home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

MADISON, April "A bill ives passed
making it crime to issue split tickets at
any election without 80 designating them.
Other bills passed by the assembly were TO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
FOREIGN.

THE czar will not permit the Russians
to cake part in the Paris exposition in
1889.
AN amphitheetec in the Austrian town
of Pole, on the Ad e sic, yesterday disap-
peared into large chasm which emlts
yapors.
II is repoc ed that the Emperor of Aus
tria VII visit England daring Queen Vic
toria's jubilee i political affairs permit
him TO leave home.
AN irse-lal machine was on Sunday
exploded in The ocil6irg occupied by the
minister of finance at Madrid, and anoth-
er was discovered in a doorway.
THE Canadian cruiser Vig'isnt recently
fired a blank shot az an American fish
ing-ve5sel wi hic the Shree-mile limit at
Beaver Harbor, Dat ,a-,eo 10 stop her.
A 1ANp-sLrpE which delayed railway
communication fo- twentyfour hours
occurred Thursday a. Monte Carlo, Italy.
Heavy trains from Cannes and Mention
had just passed she spot.
TRK English and French sqaadrons Iiv.
ing at Cannes were. Mon6.y evening, il
lumineted in honor of Sse departure of
Queen Victoria for Aix-'es SaIns.
a"H -tASVeS 'ef'Ai~c ohu @oos SeaSSs Va
Prussia, were, Monday, confirmed in the
chapel attached to the palace of the
crown prince at Berlin.
CABLEGRAM from Paris states that
German agents are making doniciiiary
visits in the ReichlanC and the orders
have been gwen for toe destruction of
French flags preserved IN the provincial
mairies.
LORD SALISBURY. in welcoming to Lon
6onon ahs delegates 20 shs colonial con.
ference, expressed his opposition to &
consultation for the wncle empire, bu,
said he die not regard as impossible s
custom auion for all the ports.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April 1.--Flour-Steady and un-
changed wheat-Unsettled and lower; opened
about the same as Saturdays close, and closed
7sG sc lower; ~ for seller cash; s214 for seller
May; Sis for seIler June Corr Moderately
active and weaker early, later became firmer,
closing about the same TO Nc bitter than Satur-
cay; 3i3s for seller cash: S9ls for seller May 4O5s
for seller June. 0ats-Rangsd aboat the same
as Saturday; a554 for seller cash; % 9-I6 for
seller May; 30 for seller June Rye-Quiet at
54x. Barley-Nsminal at So Prime Timothy
Ia. Flax seed-1.04. whiskey-1ls P rk-
Unchanged. Lsrd-Streneer 745 for seller
cash; 80 for seller May: 80 for seller June
Butter Steady; creamy. % Is; dairy. sfG25
Cseese-Firm; full cream cheddars and fats
3Gl3t; Young Americas, I314'1: skins,
Sa9. Eggs IL 12A. Hides anc talow-
Unchanged.
FIour-Receipts 81 900: shipments. z, ou
whcsI-Recetpts. 81 0oo: shipments 5000.
Coru-Receipts- 512ooo. shiome,Is, 500
9ats-Receipcs, 1faeo0. shipments 100
Rye-Receists. 1900 shipments, 2, coo.
Barley Receipts. 100; shipments. 1900
CstcAso April 1t-Ths brewers journal
ping steers, 40oa5.5: stocsers and feeders.
2 eo1415: COWS, bulls AMI mixed, oo12 20:
bulk 27013 10; through Texas cattle, 75a4 %
Hoes-Rec-sp,s, 400, shipments 5000: strong,
snd SC higher: rough and MIXED, S aoa5 70 . yck-
ing and shlpping. 5.6oGa-s5, hshr, 4soa52;
skips pG49o sh-ep-R,ce,ps-. aooo; steady.
natives sol5.s5: we,tern. 3 75o 500; lambs
4 5aG5-5; shoru sheep 5o03 20
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
GENERAL NOTES.

AT President Cleveland's public recep-
ton, John l.. Sullivan toek his hand.
BUFFALO BILL sailed from New York
Thursday for London with a steamship
load OF Indians and wild animals.
STEAMER carrying eleven hundred
Cinnamon, with small pox among them,
arrived yesterday at San Francisco.
JOHN w DAVIS, the democratic candidate
for governor OF Rhode Island, has ma
joTity of 973. The woman suffrage
amendment was defeated.
A VALUABLE brood mare ct Avondale,
Pennsylvania, is said to be rapidly re-
covering from the amputation OF brok-
en- leg. The operation is said to be the
first on record.
In extending the Manitoba road from
St. Paul TO Helena, it is proposed TO lay
from six TO sever niles OF lack every
day, and to use two hundred carloads of
material each twenty four hours. Work
has commenced at Minot, Dakota.
TIE Akron, Ohio butchers are fighting
Armour d Co.'S meats, and are endeayor-
ing through the Trades Assembly. % Sc
cure the passage OF city ordinance re-
quicing all meat sold in Akron 10 be in
spected on the hoef.
PETER SoHUNAKEE, an Insane veteran
of TIE 4sh Wisconsin cavalry, has been
allowed pension o. S72 per month. The
first payment S12,E0o, WI be made at
Milwaukee,
JoHN A. ROCHE and his associates on
the republican ticket IN Chicago were
elected by maiorities o. 2S,O00. Ire LABOR
party secured one alderman, CoCEor, in
the Fifth ward.
GOVERNOR LEE of Virginia, having re-
ceiYed advices from London That COM
mission OF bondholders is about 20 de-
part for Richmond, has appointed a joint
committee to confer with it on the state
debt question.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
PRAIRIE FIRES
Late Information of its Rsyages in Kapss

Late Information of its Rayages in Kansas.
ATCHI.oS, April IA special to Cham
pion says: Reports concerning the de-
struction of life and property caused by
the great prairie fire that swept over the
eastern portion of Newton and Graha IN
counties, Saturday last. are yet meagre
and unsatIs factory. but enough is known
TO appeal to the stoutest hearts.
The fire started near Nic1demus
in Graham connty. The wind, which was
blowing forty miles an hour. carried the
flames over and throus the dry grasses
at frightful speed. The general destruc-
iiop of property commenced near Roscoe,
In Graham county Here the fire spread
over the country for fully two and half
miles in width and as the wind carri I'd it
north was constantly spreading until it
was seven miles wide, where it crossed the
north fork of the Solomon river. three
miles east of Dinsmore.
Il il definitely known that from thir-
teen to sixteen lives were lost in the two
counties. but the names have not been
learned -Four children persisted In one
family. How far the fire extended north
from Solomon is not known, but il must
have travelled long distance.
At the eame time another IRE
swept down fiom the south fork Of
Solomon TO a point near Millbrook,
sweeping everything in iss path and burn
ing six persons TO daath, father, moth
er and four children, and large number
of cattle, horses, hops and poultry In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
State Historical Society

C. NJ. EMERIcH, an opera-hoUse man
ager at Peru, Indiana, was killed by r. S.
Miller TO- making slanderous statements
about the la er's wife.
The semi-annual payment annuity 70
the Delaware Indians, made on hecnes-
day at Vinita, was followed by general
debauch, and ended by the nurcer OF
white man by an Indian.
THEEE fends were last week shot dead
by the authorities OF Santiago de Cuba
for numbering the drivers o. tram OF
cocoa One of them confessed having
killed tea men.
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, burglar, when
arraigned for sentence in New YORK
court, cursed Judge Moore and started
to attack him causing the juro-s to leave
their box. He was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment at Sing Sing.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans reports
two recent attempts to cut levees along
the Mississippi, probably &or The p1rpose
OF getting water 10 float logs 10 mill The
guards have been doubled and armed with
Winchester rifles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April l2.- F!our-Steady and un-
changed. Wnea' Quiet and easier: opened a
shade easier, closing sa011c higher than yester-
day: 7S4 for seller cash: S5 for seller Nav: sOa6
for seller June Con,-Dun, opened a shade
lower than yesterdays close, and closed ISQt 9.c
lower; 3419 for seller cash: 3sIE for seller May:
4014 for seller June. Oats-Dnn and about I4c
easier; 2isk for seller cCh; G9l6 for seller NAV
2s3s for seller June. nye-Quiet at 54I4Q55.
Flax seed .t5R. Barley-Firm at 81 Prime
timothy 75 Whisky 1Js. Pork- Quiet and
unchanged. Lard-Active; advanced 2l6u5c.
closing steady at inside prices; 74j for seller
cash; 750 for seller May; 7.57IR for seller June
Shoulsers-6 foG66o; short clear, s55as 65;
short ribs, S5. Butter-Easy; creamery, 2I0
26; dairy, 1925 Cheese-Firm: fun cream
checssrs and fats, 1sAG134; young Americas,
ls16Gi4; skins, 3GH6. Eggs-12Q12J4 Hides
asd talloS Unchanged.
Fiour-Recepts, 49, OOO; shipments, Is. 900
Wheet-Receipts, G2 OoJ: shipments. z, OV
Corn-Receipts, ZOO, shipments, % coo
Oats-Receipts, II. 900: shipments 43,DOU
Rye-Receipts. 1900; shipments 1900
Barley-Receirts, 5000, shipments. 6.OOO.
CHICAGO April IL The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-BsceiDts 600; strong and slow /;
shipping steers, 4.00G5 %; stockers and 'eeders,
2s0142O; cows, bulls and mixed, .75G3. rs;
bulk, 2.75G3.i5; through Texas cattle, 200@1 s..
Hogs-Receiprs 10000; strong and so t0c higher
rough and mixed, 5.25G5.75; packisg and ship
pirg, 5G0G5.9 90; light, 4.00a5,5O; skips, 3.OO1
asO. Sheep-Receipts, 600; shipments, 1000;
shade lower; natives, 3,OoG550; western.
3.90G4.2o. Texans, 2.50G400; lambs, 4.OoG
%
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
TIE SCHwARTZ,wATr TRIAL.
Evidence Indicating Two TrampS are
Guilty Men.

Eyidencc Indicating Two TrampS are the
Guilty Men
CHICAGO, April IA Daily News special
from Morris, H., says an important piece
of evidence tending TO eXculpate Schwartz
and Watt, the train men charged with
numbering and robbing Express Messen
ger Nichols, was given in court. this
evening by Daniel Drinkforth,
horse trainer, of Freeport, Illinois.
Drinkforth testified that he was at the
depot in Joliet on the night of the train
robbery waiting 10 meet his wife. White
walking about the place he noticed two
men conceSled between the water tank
and tool house. just before Nichols
train pulled out the two men iumped
aboard either between the engine and
forward baggage car or between the two
baggage cars. The witness described
the men, one of whom was tall and
other short. They had the appearance
OF tramps. Drinkforth said he had told
the circumstances to the local officers the
next day, The inference from Drink
forth's evidence is that the two strangers,
and not Schwartz and Watt, are the
guilty men. A long and searching cross
examination failed TO NJ atoriaily break
the force of the testimony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-15
Threatened With Disastrous Floods

MILWAUKEE, April IA special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Black River
Falls says the business portion % the
city is threatened with q disastrous flood.
D.J. Spaulding's water power building
and portion of Water street were car.
ried away last evening. The east stone
pier of the iron bridge across the river has
become undermined and it is thought
the bridge Is doomed. If the structure
goes down it will carry with il the
Price Manufacturing Co.'S sash and door
factory, and endanger the whole business
portion of the city. The loss now
amounts to several thousand dollars, and
If the bridge and factory are carried away
1t Will be swelled to from $4,000 to 500
600. The mon are endeavoring to form a
log jam to protect the endangered prop
erty.